welcome to Luxor

Hello, welcome to Luxor, probably the most interesting destination in Egypt. In this city, the former Thebes, some of the biggest and best preserved temples of the ancient times can be visited.

If you have plans to visit Luxor, you are on the right web site. If you complete thisPhotographic Tour, you will (virtually) visit the old town of Luxor, the temples of Karnak and Luxor, the Hatshetsup Temple, the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. I will also give you some information to prepare a stay in this city and some other useful tips.

In the photo you can see one of the statues in the Karnak Temple. This temple is so big that you would need many days to visit it. But as you will see, there are many other reasons to come to this city.

Luxor, Luxor Temple

We will start our Luxor virtual tour in thetemple of Luxor. This temple is in downtown Luxor. If you stay in a hotel in the city center, you can get here on foot. If you stay in one of the boats that goes from here to Aswan, you get here strolling along Av. Corniche.

The Temple of Luxor was built over the rests of a former sanctuary dedicated to Amon, king of the gods, his consort Mut, and their son Khons. Amenophis III dedicated the new temple to Amon (one of the creation gods). This temple respected parts of the original one constructed 100 years earlier by Thuthmosis III and Hatshetsup.

Formerly, a Sphinx Avenue linked this temple with the other big temple in Luxor: the Karnak Temple. Currently only a few of these statutes remain.

Let's visit the temple